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C. Difficile Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background
Complications
CDI Testing Algorithm
CDI Recurrence

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Clostridioides #difficile #CDiff
Difficile Infection ... Complications CDI ... Testing Algorithm ... CDI Recurrence ... #CDiff #CDifficile
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... (CDI) - Diagnosis ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... IDSA 2021 CDI
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... Treating Bacterial Enteric ... Treating Clostridium difficile ... Infection (CDI) ... #Bacterial #IDSA
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Ascariasis Life Cycle 1) ... Hatched larvae enter ... swallowed, re-entering ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Plasmodium Life Cycle 1) ... Microgametocyte entering ... Malaria #Plasmodium #lifecycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
Babesia Life Cycle 1) ... gut → ookinete enters ... Babesiosis #Babesia #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Hookworm Life Cycle 1) ... Re-activated larvae may enter ... Hookworm #Intestinal #lifecycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Cyclosporiasis - Cyclospora cayetanensis Life Cycle
Oocyst (Unsporulated)
1) Excretion of unsporulated oocysts in the stool
2) Environmental contamination
3)
Unsporulated) 1) ... Sporulated oocysts enter ... #cayetanensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
loa Life Cycle 1) ... meal (L3 larvae enter ... Loiasis #Loaloa #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
volvulus Life Cycle 1) ... meal (L3 larvae enter ... OnchocercaVolvulus #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc